Lady&#39;s undergarment



June 26, 1928.

S. R. M BRIDE LADYS UNDERGARMENT Filed May 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l WITNESSES I ATTORNEY June 26, 1928. 1,674,909

S. R. M BRIDE LADY S UNDERGARMENT Filed May 22, 1.925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTO RN EY Patented June 26, 1928.

TJNETE STATS SARAH R. MCBRIDE, OF ROYERSFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.

LADY S UNDERGARMENT.

Application filed May 22, 1925.

This invention relates to ladies combination undergarments, and its object is to produce from tubular woven fabric, in the most economic manner, garments of the character stated which will fit the form perfectly without wrinkling, which will have no seams except at the sides, and which may, therefore, be worn underneath a close fitting corset without discomfort.

The detailed steps for producing the garment in accordance with my invention and the objects and advantages thereof will be more specifically described in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 illustrates the manner of cutting from a piece of tubular fabric the pieces from which the garment is made.

Figure 2 illustrates the manner of combining the pieces to form the garment.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the com pleted garment. I

Figure 4c is a perspective View, illustrating the upper portion of a garment of modified form.

According to my invention, the garment is made from tubular woven fabric, commonly known as webbing, and in Figure 1 the nu meral 5 denotes the fold line of the fabric when laid flat, the dotted line 6 denoting the edge of the portion which is cut away in cutting out the garment. The numeral 7 represents the center line of the fabric. In cutting the garment, a piece of material of suitable length, preferably about forty-eight inches long, is taken. One corner is cut out from the point 8 to the point 9, corresponding to the inside seam of the leg. A cut is then made from the point 10, along the outside of the leg through the point 11, and across the center line 7 of the fabric to the point 12, the line from 11 to 12 forming the hip line of the lower piece, and the arm line of the upper piece. From the point 12 to the point 13, the cut is slightly oblique, again crossing the center line of the fabric to form the tapered waist portion, and from the point 13 to the point 14 the out once again crosses the center line of the fabric to form the arm line of the lower piece and the hip line of the upper piece. The cut is then continued from the point 14 to the point 15 to form the outside of the leg of the upper piece. The inside of the leg on the upper piece is cut from 16 to 17 in the same Serial No. 32,076.

manner as the cut from 8 to 9 on the lower piece. The two pieces thus formed are congruent. A cut is then made from the point 18 to the point 11 to form the front neck curve, and a cut from the point 19 to the point lt forms the back neck curve. IVhen the two pieces have been thus cut, the upper piece is turned end for end and forms the front half of the garment, while the lower piece forms the rear half. The front or upper piece is superposed on the lower or rear piece, as shown in Figure 2, wherein the fold lines 5 of the fabric extend along the center of the front and back of the garment. In this figure the distance between the dotted lines 20 represents the entire double width of the webbing.

The two pieces are then stitched together at the sides from the arm opening to the point where the leg begins. The edges below this point are not stitched together, but are bound with trimming 21, which also extends around the lower end of the leg portion, and this serves as an opening for toilet purposes. The arm holes are also bound with trimming 22, which extends upwardly over the shoulders, where it is stitched to the trimming 23 which forms the binding around the neck.

In the modification shown in Figure 4, the upper end of the body portion 24 is out straight across and bound with trimming, as shown at 25, to which the ends of the shoulder straps 26 are connected.

In cutting the garment in this manner from the tubular material there is no waste whatever, except the comparatively small pieces which are cut out from the insides of the legs, and the small strips which are cut from the outer sides of the legs. It is so cut that a form fitting garment is obtained without the aid of any gussets to mar its appearance, or to cause discomfort by its seams when worn under a corset. lVhen the two pieces are stitched together to form the garment, they assume a natural position without any internal stresses to cause wrinkling. Except for the two comparatively short side seams, there are no seams to irritate the wearer, or to cause runs in the fabric.

It will be understood, of course, that the top and bottom of the garment may be finished in a variety of different ways without any material alteration in the method of making the garment, or sacrificing any of the advantages which are inherent in the completed article. It will beunderstood, therefore, that the invention includes all Such variations a may tal within th scop of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A. sleeveless ladys u ndergarment composed of two similar front and back pieces itch tog the a t ir d d es th .1. eam at th ront or a k, he hip e and the arm line b in dispos d a s b antial y the s ame inclination to the ertical, the con nectmg hne between'thearm 11116 and lnp tively, the outer edges of the leg portions being left open loelow the hip line. i

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